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Zach Bogosian made a trip to the principal’s office and came away with a warning.

Bogosian was part of a disciplinary hearing with Brendan Shanahan and a host of others on Thursday afternoon to discuss his hit to the head of Washington Capitals forward Cody Eakin that occurred just past the midway point of the second period of Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime loss.

The verdict came down late Thursday and the NHL has ruled that no fine or suspension will be levied against Bogosian, a league spokesman confirmed.

That means Bogosian will be in the Jets’ lineup as they face the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday at RBC Center (6 p.m., TSN Jets, TSN 1290).

No penalty was called on the play, on which Eakin skated through the middle of the neutral zone, dumped the puck in from just outside the offensive blue-line and leaned forward to chase the puck as Bogosian stepped up and delivered the hit.

Replays showed Bogosian’s shoulder caught Eakin on the chin, but in the eyes of the NHL, the blue-liner didn’t target the head on the play and the Capitals forward was at least partially responsible for putting himself in a vulnerable position.

Bogosian, 21, wasn’t willing to discuss the play in question before the ruling was handed down but did shed some light on the process.

Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff was part of the conference call, as was Bogosian’s agent, Bob Murray. There were also representatives from the NHL and National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA).

“You call in and there’s five or six different people on the phone call and discuss what went on and both parties go back and forth and give their side of things,” said Bogosian, who has six assists in 21 games this season and has been one of the top blue-liners for the Jets this season.

Who did most of the talking during the conversation?

“It was pretty even,” said Bogosian, who thought the call lasted between 20 and 30 minutes. “It was back and forth.”

The NHL has made player safety a priority, so Bogosian wasn’t surprised to get a call from the new czar of discipline.

“Anytime something like that happens, I think the league is definitely going to look at it,” said Bogosian. “It’s the first time for me to have to do anything like that. It was definitely a new thing for me.”